Re: Comcast HD service
- From: "Glenn Greenstein" <glen.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:41:54 GMT
"Dano" <janeanddano@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Dano, you have some of this wrong. Component is not a HD connection per say.
<jes.t.er@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Sorry for the OT post, but Comcast's website is pretty uninformative,
I believe the person I talked to on the phone was wrong, and I know
a lotta you folks have local Comcast HD service.
I'm getting a HD delivered to me on Friday. I called COmcast to see
what I would need in terms of my service plan to get HDTV. I currently
have a SD DVR. The woman claimed I needed to do nothing at all, just
plug in my HDTV and I'm good to go. The thing is, my DVR looks nothing
like the HD-DVRs I've seen in the past, and I'm pretty sure I don't spend
as much as other folks w/ HD-DVRs per month.
Do you have the component outputs in the back of the DVR?
Are you able to get the HD channels in the 800 tier of channels? I have
two HD DVR boxes, one hooked up to my SD 27 inch Toshiba, and I use those
HD channels all the time. I get much improved quality even with my
standard TV.
If you said no to either of those questions, it's not an HD DVR. If
Comcast THINKS it is, they may be (over)charging you for one and gave you
the wrong box.
BTW...Comcast should supply you with the cables if you need them...you
needn't buy them...unless you think the improved quality will be worth
buying the high priced cables. I notice my (Comcast) set does not have an
HDMI connection, which is reputed to be the best.
It delivers better quality picture than composite, but you are not getting
1080i or 1080p over component. I think the best you can get is 720p, but I
haven't looked it up. Also component is an anolog connection vs. the digital
connection via HDMI..
Basically, if your cable DVR or set top box does not have a DVI (older
model) or HDMI port, it isn't an HD box.
Jester, do you know what your TV's native resolution is?
You can still get a near HD picture even if you are feeding it a resolution
as low as 480P.
Your TV has a scaler built into it and it will scale up the picture to what
ever the native resolution is. In a sense, that is what the person at
comcast meant. You just won't be recording in 1080i or p. Doing it this way
(scaling up via the TV) isn't what is considered true HD by the purists, but
it will be a damn good picture. A lot of people don't see a great difference
between component and HDMI for this reason.
I would demand that comcast give you an HD DVR anyway and they shouldn't be
charging you extra for an HD DVR vs. a SD one. The service is the same. They
may charge you for HD programming, but that should be about it.
If you really want true HD, get a box with an HDMI port on it and buy an
HDMI cable.
Don't buy from the local Best Buy or Circuit City, buy them online. They are
incredibly cheaper from online dealers like Monoprice.com
They sell 3 ft. HDMI cables for under $5.00. I have bought plenty of speaker
wire, Toslink, and HDMI cables from them and they work perfectly. No need to
pay 10 to 20 times more so the cable says "Monster" or Audio Research"
Good luck and welcome to the world of HD.
.
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